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Show •nm 11 11 j 13 • • 1 . - B B - mm n m 11 1 ill I I 33* The WIVES EXCUSE: Or, Wit. G o you, and prepare for't : And depend up0n ,.r .y°w Intelligence. [Wilding gees out.'] I find ran, ciinmg in m y Reputation ; and will bring every ty0! or m y Acquaintance into m y o w n Condition, of lufpefted at leaft : I have promis'd more than I With m y Coufin Sightly ; I have loft m y Credit wit too lately, to betray her in the w a y of Friendfhi let m e fee Betty. Enter ^etty. I Z i ^ ?hcrC thtM™ lives that ™<*e my J Sightly s Scarf, g o to him from me, d.fire him to ' r o w it, that a Lady may fee it, w h o likes it, and 1 to have one made of the fame Pattern rBx? t I defpair of bringing her to the Mafquerade : I muft fonate her m y felf, and meet Wildinj in her room Mb?. VI t'^u^ ? that ? Lct what will be | Iffue .The father he prelTes his Defign upon me, thefl ther I carry m y Dellgn upon her: And for once, in, der to m y Revenge, rather than not expofe her, Mature to grant him the Favour, that he may tell onV Ihe have the benefit of the Scandal [Q6U{ SCENE in St. James'/ Park. Enter Lovemore with Mrs. Friendall, and Mrs, Sk Love. Yonder comes Mr. Friendall, Madam. Mrs. Fri. Would I were at home again : I came u a foolifh Difcovery of his Actions, to be furpris'd in! very unaccountable one of m y own. Sight. That is, walking Incognito on this fide the Pi with a Man of your Character, Mr. Lovemore. Mrs. Fri. I hope he won't k n o w us. [They put on their Ik Sight. He's too bufie in his o w n Affairs. Love. H e comes upon us. I muft fpeak to him, Enter Friendall. Mr. Fri. Y o u are provided for, I fee : The Ladies, fuppofe, wifh I could fay as much for them too: Vc genteel W o m e n both faith and troth: I warrant 'emW m e n of Condition, if not W o m e n of Quality, by tin AlTignation at Rofamgnd's Pond. Cuckolds make Themfelves. 333 'rove. You fancy that from the Quality of your o wn f iff Fri. Why there's fomething in that too : And the •hon't is, m y AlTignation is with a W o m a n of Quality.' hm MfS* Sightly, I fancy, Friendall. Li Fri. Fie, fie, w h y fhould you think fo ? But let her I ho lhe will, if (he difappoint me, I'll o w n it to- U w to every B o d y - - - fnve. That (he difappointed you ? \Ur Fri N o ; that 'twas Mrs. Sightly I had an Intrigue •th r '^ £ fmall matter makes an Intrigue of his fide, \'Fri. Sure I have feen fome-body very like this . [Viewing his Wife. \] Fri. I would not be k n o w n for the World. m I'll bring you off, I warrant you, pyj# She has the Air and Mein very much, of a iv of my Acquaintance. L Not unlikely, Faith : It m a y be (lie her CeU, for eht 1 know to the contrary : But if you have a Mind t&isfieoV-L, fri Lord ! what do you do ? \im I have no Occafion for her at prefent : This is Wonwn: She's but an ill-natur'd Incumbrance, at •rime • and you'll do m e a Favour to difpofe of her. ' ' ; [To Mrs. S ghtly. X fri. Nay, if you are fo free to difpofe of her, I'm ify'd (lie is not the W o m a n I took her for : For, to J you the Truth, Lovemore, I thought 'twas m y Wife: (d, T gad, I began to be very uneafie ; not fo m u ch finding her in your Company, as that fhe (hould ne fo peevilhly to difturb me, in an Affair fo very Lch above her. mkt. ^hy, Sir, they fay your Wife is a very fine W o m a n : fri. A Wife a fine W o m a n , M a d a m ? I never k n ew kband that thought fo in m y Life. [Mrs. fri. But fome body elfe may, Sir, if you allow [to make thofe Entertainments for the T o w n , that I fyou do. Mr. Fri* i I |